On February 25, 2004, the government announced the mandatory publication of
information concerning the reclassification of occupied positions in the Public Service of Canada.
This web site provides information, on a quarterly basis, on the reclassification of occupied positions within the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages.
The rules and principles governing the reclassification of occupied positions are
outlined in the Guidelines on Reclassification.
These guidelines provide Deputy Heads with a
framework within which to exercise their delegated classification authority for the reclassification of existing
positions.
The following are some of the reasons that the duties of a position change resulting
in a reclassification of the position:
- Changes to departmental/program mandate;
- Managers reorganize in response to external conditions that increase or decrease available resources;
- Managers reorganize to make more efficient and effective use of their financial and human resources, such as technology innovations, changes in employee competencies; or
- Managers reassign work among their existing human resources to increase productivity, such as in response
to vacancies that require temporary or permanent reassignment of work;
- Results from a classification grievance.
Reclassification of occupied positions in the Public Service of Canada is an
important and necessary business management option. However, when contemplating changes to a position that may
result in reclassification, management must endeavour to ensure the proper, effective and efficient use of public
money. The cost implication associated with upward reclassification must be known, transparent and support
accountability for classification decisions.
Information on government-wide position reclassifications will be updated every three months, starting in October 2004, and can be found at this web site.
Please note that information that would normally be withheld under the Access to Information Act
or the Privacy Act does not appear on this web site.
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